P.E Chapter 5- Health Related Fitness Components

  1. Explain aerobic capacity (power)?
    • The ability of the body to deliver oxygen to working muscles
    • Relies on cradiovascular and respirtory systems
    • Associated with and measured by VO2 Max
  2. Explain anaerobic capcity (power)?
    • The ability of the body to produce energy in the absence of oxygen
    • Required for repeated poweful movements over a short period of time (<1 min)
  3. Explain muscular strength?
    The ability of the muscles to exert a one off maximal force against a resistance
  4. What are factotrs that affect muscular strength?
    • Cross section area
    • Gender
    • Age
    • Fibre type
    • Muscle length
    • Speed of contraction
    • Joint angle
    • Warm up
    • Sunday, Monday and Friday in June Were Cool AGain
  5. Explain local muscular endurance?
    • The ability of the muscles to perform multiple or sustain muscular contractions over a period of time
    • Good endurance will be able to perform longer at fatigue
  6. Explain flexability?
    The ability of a joint or joints to move freely through out a wide range of movement
  7. What are factors that can affect flexibility?
    • Joint structure
    • Connective tissue
    • Muscle temperature
    • Gender
    • Age
    • Somatotype
    • Skin resistamce
    • Injury
  8. Explain body composisiton
    • Refers to thr amount of fat mass and the amount of fat free-mass (muscles, bones, skin)
    • Low proportion of fat is considered ideal in nearly all sports
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